BOOK BY PATRICIA RESNICK DIRECTED BY NAOMI BUCKLEY
Assistant Director Zion Aguilar
Music Director Kevin Gasio
Choreographer Courtney Ozovek*
Production Stage Manager
Matilda Lander
Scenic Designer Johnny Corde
Costume Designer Dianne Graebner*
Prop Master Avis Constantino
Lighting Designer Crystal Shomph
Hair & Makeup Designer Jen Prichard
Sound Designer Jordan Benitez
Video Designer Aidan Behar
Technical Director JR Luker*
* denotes faculty
Oct. 23–Nov. 1, 2025 • Little Theatre
Welcome to the fall 2025 performing and visual arts season at Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts. Each new semester, our campus comes to life with the energy and creativity of thousands of arts students eager to share their unique visions. Whether you’re returning to our venues or here for the first time, we are so excited to present another season to you. Thank you for joining us.
On October 12, the School of Music presents the interdisciplinary performance “Shakespeare in Sound,” featuring the University Symphonic Winds along with vocal and theatre students. Later in the semester, “Here’s Johnny!: Celebrating 100 Years of Johnny Carson” swings its way onto the stage with a program of jazzy favorites on November 16. More toe tapping is in order when the Department of Theatre and Dance presents their fall musical “9 to 5,” based on the hit 1980 film and featuring the music of Dolly Parton. To close the season, “Fall Dance Theatre: Tethered” returns to the Hallberg Theatre with a fully interactive stage set for our dancers and choreographers to explore.
If you haven’t yet visited the College of the Arts Galleries, join us for the October 4 opening reception for the exhibitions Soo Kim: “(Charlie sings in the quietest voice)” and Carol Caroompas: “Mystical Unions.” Kim is known for her intricately cut and layered photographic work while trailblazing alumna Caroompas is widely recognized for her layered visual narratives. Don’t forget to stop by our student galleries while you’re there!
There are so many exhibitions, concerts, and performances to experience across the college this season, but they wouldn’t be possible without you – our extended Titan community. In every class, every rehearsal and with every hour spent in the studio, our students are pushing creative boundaries, but they need your support to thrive. The Dean’s Fund for Excellence provides arts students with necessary funds for scholarships, off-campus opportunities, and so much more. Help transform their potential into possibility by making a gift of any amount to the Dean’s Fund for Excellence today.
Thank you for joining us for this performance. Our students are ready to make the Fall 2025 season unforgettable, and we are so proud to share their artistry with you.
Sincerely,
Arnold Holland, EdD Dean, College of the Arts
RONALD S. ROCHON
President, California State University, Fullerton
AMIR H. DABIRIAN
Provost and VP for Academic Affairs
ARNOLD HOLLAND, EDD
Dean, College of the Arts
FULL-TIME FACULTY | Theatre
Acting
Maria Cominis*
Svetlana Efremova
Eve Himmelheber
John Short
Design and Technical Production
Scott Bolman^
Hyun Sook Kim
Fred Kinney*
JR Luker
Omar Ramos
Jamie Tucker
Kathryn Wilson
Directing
Mark Ramont*
Musical Theatre
Josh Grisetti
Marty Austin Lamar*
Theatre Studies
Dr. Heather Denyer*
Amanda Rose Villarreal, PhD
Voice and Movement
David Nevell
Devised Performance and Physical Theatre
Anne James*
FULL-TIME FACULTY | Dance
Muriel Joyce
Lisa D. Long*
Alvin Rangel-Alvarado
Hassan Syed
KATHRYN WILSON
Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance
LISA D. LONG*
Vice Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance
OMAR RAMOS*
2nd Vice Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance
FULL-TIME Staff
Department of Theatre & Dance Administration
Denean Dyson
Technical and Production Staff
Michael August, Production Manager
Charlotte Bouck
Audition Coordinator and Production Assistant
Lois Bryan, Master Electrician
Matt Connelly, Amanda Horak, Caitlyn Nguyen Scenic Lab Staff
Heidi Enzlin Cole, Charge Scenic Artist
Jen Frauenzimmer
Business/ Production Coordinator
Terri Nista, Costume Lab Manager
Lori Koontz, Costume Lab Techncian
Carson Julian, Costume Coordinator
Eric Sheehan, Video & Projections Technician
Jeff Lewis, Production Sound Engineer
William Lemley, Audio/Lighting Technician
Bob West, Properties Master
Brigitte Bellavoine, Jennifer Schniepp & Ben Rempel, Accompanists
Stephanie Tancredi
Box Office Manager & Safety Coordinator
Heather McLane, Josiah Sanchez Night Managers/ House Managers
* denotes area coordinator | ^denotes graduate coordinator
Land Acknowledgement: The Department of Theatre and Dance acknowledges our presence on the traditional, ancestral and unceeded territory of the Gabrielino/Tongva Nation. We pay our respects to the Indigenous land caretakers past, present, and emerging. For more information please visit the Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe website.
Naomi is a local educator, playwright, director, actress and producer. Some of her past work includes Spring Awakening, Radium Girls, Cabaret, She Kills Monsters, Puffs!, Our Dear Dead Drug and Perfectly Queer that she wrote and which has won several awards at local film festivals. She is currently developing several screenplays with her producing partner Jason Alisharan. She is a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar and received her MFA from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London.
About the Music Director| Kevin Gasio
Kevin Gasio (he/him/his) is a music director and musical theatre voice pedagogue. His educational credentials include an MM in Vocal Performance and an Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy from New York University, a BA in Music from Cal Poly Pomona, and two AA degrees from Citrus College. He is proud to serve as a member of the voice faculty for the Musical Theatre BFA program at Cal State Fullerton and has held previous appointments at New York University, Sam Houston State University, and Citrus College. He also currently serves as the Associate Artistic Director at The School of Arts and Enterprise, a public charter school for young artists in grades 6-12.
His directing and music directing work has been seen on regional stages across the Inland Empire and Orange County, including stages like Candlelight Pavilion and Broadway at the Gardens. Favorite directing credits include Seussical, A Christmas Story, and The Drowsy Chaperone. As a music director, Kevin has enjoyed shaping the musical journey in productions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Prom, Newsies, 9 to 5, and Legally Blonde. As a performer, Kevin spent several holiday seasons singing and ringing English Handbells at the Disneyland Resort and sang in the choir for the Los Angeles regional premiere of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
About the Choreographer| Courtney Ozovek
Courtney Ozovek, is a dance artist, choreographer, and educator rooted in the Los Angeles and Orange County area. She earned her M.F.A in Dance Choreography and Performance from CSU Long Beach and her BA in Dance from CSU Fullerton. Her collaborative work with Marty Austin Lamar, Rob Istad and the Pacific Chorale can be seen in To The Hands, premiering at the 2025 Newport Beach Film Festival.
She has also worked alongside award-winning Broadway choreographer, Patrick McCollum, as Assistant Choreographer, in the LA Philharmonic’s production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, directed by Barry Edelstein, held at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Courtney choreographed and co-directed, A Chorus Line, and additional musical choreography credits include The Prom, Cabaret, Merrily We Roll Along, SpongeBob, the Musical, Heathers, West Side Story, The King and I, Carousel, and more. Her personal concert dance work has been presented in California, Arizona, Alaska, and Guantanamo Bay as well as in shows at Universal Studies, Disneyland and private corporate events. She is proud to be celebrating 20 years at CSU Fullerton supporting a variety of students through their movement and story-telling journeys.
Assistant Technical Directors Georgia Rau, Madison Wiliams, Kieran Desai
Assistant Lighting Designer Avani Artry
Assistant Sound Designer Isaac Stewart
Assistant Costume Designer Madison Bates
Assistant Hair & Makeup Designer Jadzia Stiff, Madison Handley
Lighting Programmer Ashley Sanchez
Lighting Board Operator Morven Montgomery
Spot Operators
Jeron Collado, Dominic Katout, Alexa Aure
Audio Mixer Isaac Stewart
Sound Board Operator Malerie Tabayoyon
Audio 2 Carissa Freimarck, Chloe Meilak
Video Operator Kyle Dillon
Costume Crew Lorenzo Isacs, Allison Plumb, Sofia Hardman, Isabelle Barbosa, Gabriel Elizarraras, Ankita Krishnan, Chason Bytel
Costume Maintenance Crew
Alejandra Reyes, Madilyn Kluck, Anna Morales, Santiago Carrillo
Hair & Makeup Crew Cailin Leimbrock, Lily Rupe, Michael Sagan, Jean Albarran, Milli Moriarty, Sofia Hardman, Frankie Moreno Weaver, Joshua Lopez
Scenic Crew Alexis Villegas, Jordan Procell, Henry Luis Esteva, Miles Vetrovec, Maha Tahir, Jared West, Alberto Salcedo, Miles Vetrovec, Arie Pretorius, Greg Barasorda
Costume Lab Student Assistants Ryn Heier, Makayla Finn, Haven Hanson, Alyssa Gauss, Alicia Robles, Lily Andrada, Mickey Narez, Morgan Olson, Alayna Riley, Martin Miller, Owen Henderson, Kale Brown
Prop Assistants Avis Constantino, Sierra Campoy, Anthony Casas, Alexa Alvarado
Lighting Assistants: Miranda Carpenter, Avani Artry, Connor Hyman, Marcanthony Ponce, Grayson McDonald, and the students of THTR 286 and 276.
Scenic Lab Carpenters Alexa Aure, Anela Brown, Nat Bull, Isabella Cruz, David Garcia, CT Jimenez, Cole Johnson, Elliot Rosenthal, Grace Temblador, and lab students from THTR 276 and 372
Scenic Charge Artist Mickey Narez
Lead Scenic Artists Alizée Carlson, Miles Guiditta, Yanira Loera, Kristen Pereyra, Gina Kim, Johnny Corde, Students of THTR 478B and 278B
Box Office Staff Jonathan Bass, Kayla Beining, Joshua Chapman, Charlie Duval, Cole Johnson, Dylan Magallanes, Rhylee Smith, Cash Wheeler
Faculty Production Mentors
Props Mentor Fred Kinney
Stage Management Mentor Jamie Tucker
Scenic Design Mentor Fred Kinney
Lighting Design Mentor Scott Bolman
Sound Mentor Hunter Moody
Video Mentor Omar Ramos
Production Management Mentor Renee Duron
Department Notes & Policies
Proceeding Safely: Clayes Performing Arts Center will match all current COVID-19 recommendations and guidelines provided by local health agencies. When purchasing a ticket to a Clayes Performing Arts Center event, you agree to adhere to all COVID-19 safety entry requirements in effect at the time of the event.
Commitment to Diversity: The Department of Theatre & Dance affirms its commitment to inclusiveness in student learning and success in all areas of theatre based on merit and achievement, and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical appearance, mental or physical disability, marital status or age.
Cell Phones & Electronic Devices: Cellphones and other electronic devices must be turned off prior to the start of the performance and at the beginning of the second half to minimize disruptions in the theater and ensure the enjoyment of all patrons in attendance.
The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited, and any recordings will be asked to be deleted.
Food & Drink Policy: Food and drink is not allowed in the venue, with the exception of bottled water.
If you do not follow these guidelines, you may be asked to leave.
Professional Artist Unions
Faculty, Staff and Guest Artists of the Department of Theatre & Dance are specialists in their respective disciplines. Within these groups, the following professional artist unions are represented:
AEA (Actors’ Equity Association)
AGMA (American Guild of Musical Artists)
AGVA (American Guild of Variety Artists)
IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees)
SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Radio and Television Artists)
SDC (Stage Directors and Choreographers Society)
USA (United Scenic Artists)
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The Ontiveros Society includes individuals who have provided a gift for Cal State Fullerton through their estate plan. We extend our deep appreciation to the following Ontiveros Society members, whose gifts will benefit the students and mission of the College of the Arts:
ANONYMOUS
JOHN ALEXANDER
LEE & DR. NICHOLAS A.* BEGOVICH
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ALLIANCE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: The Alliance for the Performing Arts (formerly MAMM) benefits performing arts students through underwriting visiting artists; special theatre, dance, and music performances; and other unique experiences for members.
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There are many ways to support the College of the Arts, the School of Music, Department of Theatre and Dance, and Department of Visual Arts
COLLEGE OF THE ARTS • SELECT EVENTS | FALL 2025
*Molly Pease, mezzo-soprano, with David Bergstedt, piano
September 19 • Meng Concert Hall
33rd Annual Fall Choral Festival
September 27 • Meng Concert Hall
Simon Shiao, violin
October 2 • Meng Concert Hall
Soo Kim: (Charlie sings in the quietest voice) and Carole Caroompas: Mystical Unions
October 4, 2025 – May 17, 2026
College of the Arts Galleries
University Symphony Orchestra
October 4 • Meng Concert Hall
University Wind Symphony & Alumni Band: Alchemy of Sound
October 5 • Meng Concert Hall
Caroline Chin, violin
October 9 • Meng Concert Hall
Men on Boats
October 9–18 • Hallberg Theatre
9 to 5: The Musical
October 23–November 1 • Little Theatre
Shakespeare in Sound feat. the University Symphonic Winds
October 12 • Meng Concert Hall
University Singers and Concert Choir
October 19 • Meng Concert Hall
Fullerton Jazz Orchestra and Fullerton Jazz Chamber Ensemble
October 24 • Meng Concert Hall
Dr. Garik Pedersen, piano
October 25 • Meng Concert Hall
Ernest Salem, violin & Alison Edwards, piano
November 1 • Meng Concert Hall
Irina Kulikova, guitar
November 4 • Meng Concert Hall
The House of the Spirits
November 6–15 • Young Theatre
Mackenzie Melemed, piano
November 9 • Meng Concert Hall
Opera Scenes
November 14–16 • Recital Hall
Fullerton Pops Here’s Johnny: A Tribute to Johnny Carson feat. University Symphony Orchestra and Fullerton Jazz Orchestra
November 16 • Meng Concert Hall
Jazz Singers
November 19 • Meng Concert Hall
University Symphonic Winds
November 21 • Meng Concert Hall
Fall Dance Theatre: “Tethered”
December 4–13 • Hallberg Theatre
Fullerton Jazz Orchestra
December 5 • Meng Concert Hall
University Wind Symphony
December 7 • Meng Concert Hall
Titan Voices and Singing Titans
December 8 • Meng Concert Hall
Fullerton Jazz Chamber Ensemble and Fullerton Latin Ensemble
December 9 • Meng Concert Hall
University Band
December 10 • Meng Concert Hall
Deck the Hall at Cal State Fullerton!
December 13, 14 • Meng Concert Hall
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